Posted by rskontos on July 7, 2009, at 12:20:27
In reply to Verne's block - 52 weeks? for calling her a troll?, posted by BayLeaf on July 6, 2009, at 19:05:31
find ourselves in.
Dr. Bob, I too, felt upset when you placed the blame for verne's block on us. It also upset me that you waited the length of time you did. I guess no one used the notify button about the tone of the post to Deneb. I would have been hurt by Verne's remarks, it does sound like attacking to me as well, but I would have been hurt it took you this length of time to notice.
All that said, I do wish you would stop expecting us to help others get blocked or not get blocked, we can't always do that effectively or even know how to get around doing it civilly. I accept you aren't going to get our views on blockings and how the length is just as important as the block itself.
As I see it, the block is too help the person or persons hurt by the block, and to help the blockee not escalate something. How exactly does blocking someone for 52 weeks help us here at babble. And how would you ever expect someone would come back after that when they have to learn to deal without the support of Babble for a year and therefore probably doesn't want to be here anymore.
I think in the case of what seems to be a direct attack, I am not sure of Verne's intent so I will use the word seems, a month block is suitable for helping him get the message and I don't see how anything longer than that helps Deneb since she already forgave him.
rsk
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